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Museums page for John Atherton ((1900 - 1952)), known for Magic realist and surreal painting, illustration. Showing 13 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1900 Brainerd, Minnesota - 1952 New Brunswick, Canada. Known for: Magic realist and surreal painting, illustration.
For John Atherton there was no line drawn between "fine" and "commercial" art. He painted pictures for advertisers, magazine covers, and galleries alike. All were characterized by his strong sense of... Read full biography
For John Atherton there was no line drawn between "fine" and "commercial" art. He painted pictures for advertisers, magazine covers, and galleries alike. All were characterized by his strong sense of design and color. Atherton was born in Brainerd, Minnesota, studied at the College of the Pacific,... Read full biography
For John Atherton there was no line drawn between "fine" and "commercial" art. He painted pictures for advertisers, magazine covers, and galleries alike. All were characterized by his strong sense of design and color. Atherton was born in Brainerd, Minnesota, studied at the College of the Pacific, and the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. He first worked in a number of West-Coast art studios learning the basics of his craft. When he won a $500 first prize award in the annual... Read full biography
For John Atherton there was no line drawn between "fine" and "commercial" art. He painted pictures for advertisers, magazine covers, and galleries alike. All were characterized by his strong sense of design and color. Atherton was born in Brainerd, Minnesota, studied at the College of the Pacific, and the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. He first worked in a number of West-Coast art studios learning the basics of his craft. When he won a $500 first prize award in the annual exhibit of the Bohemian Club in 1929, it financed his move to New York. There, he began to do illustrations for advertisers, including General Motors, Container Corporation of America, and Shell Oil, and covers for Fortune, Holiday, and The Saturday... Read full biography
For John Atherton there was no line drawn between "fine" and "commercial" art. He painted pictures for advertisers, magazine covers, and galleries alike. All were characterized by his strong sense of design and color. Atherton was born in Brainerd, Minnesota, studied at the College of the Pacific, and the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. He first worked in a number of West-Coast art studios learning the basics of his craft. When he won a $500 first prize award in the annual exhibit of the Bohemian Club in 1929, it financed his move to New York. There, he began to do illustrations for advertisers, including General Motors, Container Corporation of America, and Shell Oil, and covers for Fortune, Holiday, and The Saturday Evening Post. His first one-man show was held in Manhattan in 1936. In the "Artists fo... Read full biography
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About John Atherton: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (13)
All MuseumsBuffalo AKG Art Museum
1285 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222Butler Institute of American Art
524 Wick Avenue
Youngstown, OH 44502Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, FAMSF
50 Hagiwara
Tea Garden Drive-Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118Fleming Museum, University of Vermont
University of Vermont
61 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05405Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028Museum of Modern Art, New York
11 West 53rd Street
New York City, NY 10019National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103-2990Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
Box 208271
New Haven, CT 06520-8271